Words (Bee Gees song)

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'Words' was written by me at Adams Row when I was staying at Robert [Stigwood]'s place, A lot of people began to cover that song, so over the years it's become a bit like 'To Love Somebody'. I didn't know it wasn't on an album — that's strange how it used to work in those days. We used to bang singles out one after another.

— Barry Gibb [2]

Robin Gibb:

'Words' reflects a mood, It was written after an argument. Barry had been arguing with someone, I had been arguing with someone, and happened to be in the same mood. [The arguments were] about absolutely nothing. They were just words. That is what the song is all about; words can make you happy or words can make you sad.

— Robin Gibb [3]

Barry said in 1996 on the VH1 Storytellers television show that it was written for their manager, Robert Stigwood.

Recording

Words was recorded on 3 October 1967 along with "World" and the unreleased track "Maccleby's Secret" at the IBC Studios in London. [4] The song featured vocals from only Barry and became his solo spot in concert for the remainder of the Bee Gees' career.

The recording sessions for "Words" were especially memorable for two members of the group, Barry explained: [3]

"I remember the [first] session so clearly. Robin and I were in the studios at 9 o'clock in the morning, and Robin kept on falling asleep over the piano. I wanted him to write the piano part of the song and play it because I'm not much of a pianist, but he just couldn't keep his eyes open, so I ended up doing it myself". [3]

"Words" was also the showcase for a new piano sound, as Maurice explained:

"We accidentally discovered the sound on 'Words'. When we were recording [it], after everyone had gone to lunch, I was sitting at the piano mucking about and I wrote a riff. I went upstairs and switched on the mike for the piano, and then I started playing about with the knobs in front of me. When I played the tape back, I had all these incredible compressed piano noises. Mike Claydon at IBC Studios, who engineered all our records, then said 'What the hell was that?' when he heard the piano sound. 'Come up here and listen to that sound'. It was just compression, but he didn't know what to call it then. I think he called it 'limited'. It made the piano sound like it was about 40 pianos playing at the same time and very, very thick. In 'Words' it was very beautiful but that sound on it made it sound like the LA Symphony on it. If you listen to all our records, the piano sound is on it. [3]

According to sound engineer Damon Lyon-Shaw:

"I was the one that actually devised it, Mike Claydon was the one who took the credit for it, but i was actually piddling around at the time as his junior. On the mixer at the time, we had compressors, Maurice was playing at piano at the time, just piddling around [and] I started feeding the piano into a series of these compressors and then screwed them up until he got his lovely metallic sort of sucking sound, and that was the birth of that sound, Maurice, assumed it was Michael, so he took the credits. [3]

Another sound engineer John Pantry offered to put things in a proper perspective: [3]

"Well, Damon didn't make the compressor/limiter, and my memory is that we all used to use that sound once we discovered what it did to piano notes. As to who got there first is open to debate. The sound was unique because it was a home-made device that was made by a guy called Denis King". [3]

Release

The B-side for "Words" was "Sinking Ships", one of very few songs by the Bee Gees to feature all three brothers on lead vocals: Barry and Robin Gibb in the verses and Maurice Gibb on the song's chorus. The group performed this song on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1968, with Barry Gibb on vocals, Maurice Gibb on bass, Robin Gibb on piano, Vince on guitar and Colin on drums. On that performance Vince is playing Gibson ES-335, and Maurice is playing Rickenbacker 4001. Some backing vocals near the end are heard only on the mono mix used on the single, some compilations, and the Studio Albums 1967–1968 box set.

Mixes for "Words" suffered many different problems. Since it was originally used only as a single, no stereo mix was made until Atlantic wanted one for the Best of Bee Gees album in 1969, where it made its first appearance on LP. A stereo mix with the piano, bass and drums mixed down and the vocals pushed forward was made, which fans were dissatisfied with. Polydor in the UK instead chose to use the mono mix on their version of the album. In 1990, Bill Inglot prepared an improved stereo mix. While doing so, he noticed that two short sections of backing vocal near the end of the song were on the mono mix but not on the four-track master, as if Barry added them while the mono mix was made. The Studio Albums 1967–1968 used the original mono mix. As stated on the original single release, the song was featured in the film The Mini Mob (1968), where it was sung by Georgie Fame in an arrangement by Bill Shepherd.

"Words" debuted at No. 67 in Cashbox in the United States in the week of 20 January 1968. [5] It was the Bee Gees' second UK Top 10 single after "Massachusetts".

Cash Box called it a "beautiful ballad line with a semi-soft, somewhat-rock sound obtained by the use of near classic piano, soaring strings and a pop percussion" and a "brilliant vocal lead". [6]

Personnel

Charts

"Words"
BeeGeesWords.jpg
Single by the Bee Gees
B-side "Sinking Ships"
ReleasedJanuary 1968
Recorded3 October 1967
Genre Pop
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Bee Gees UKsingles chronology
"World"
(1967)		"Words"
(1968)		"Jumbo"
(1968)
The Bee Gees USsingles chronology
"Massachusetts"
(1967)		"Words"
(1968)		"Jumbo"
(1968)

Boyzone version

"Words"
Boyzone words.jpeg
Single by Boyzone
from the album A Different Beat
Released7 October 1996 (1996-10-07)
Length4:02
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s) Phil Harding, Ian Curnow
Boyzone singles chronology
"Coming Home Now"
(1996)		"Words"
(1996)		"A Different Beat"
(1996)

Irish boyband Boyzone covered "Words" and released is as the lead single from their second studio album, A Different Beat (1996). The single was their seventh single overall, becoming their first number-one hit in the UK and earning a platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry. [25]

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated Boyzone's version of "Words" three out of five. The reviewer wrote, "Just when everyone has readied themselves for Boyzone's ascent to mega-stardom, they go and release their worst single to date. It will still be a massive hit, but this cover of The Bee Gees' 1968 hit is terribly uninspired." [26]

Track listings

  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11
  3. "Words" (alternative mix) – 3:53
  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11
  3. "What Can You Do for Me" – 2:59
  4. "Words" (alternative mix) – 3:53
  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [59] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [60] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [25] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom7 October 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 Polydor [61]
Japan2 December 1996CD [62]

Other versions

The song was recorded by Glen Campbell on the "Wichita Lineman" album released in 1968, also recorded and performed live by Elvis Presley in 1969. It was included in the concert documentary and album Elvis: That's the Way It Is .

In 1979, country music singer Susie Allanson covered "Words" for her 1979 album Heart to Heart. Allanson's version was a number eight entry on Hot Country Songs that year. [63]

In 1989, the group Tropical Panamá released a Spanish-language version (titled "Palabras") on their album Ana María. [64]

In 2021, Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton recorded "Words" for Barry's 2021 album Greenfields . [65]

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